Lord Craven Chapter CDXVIIC Meeting for September 16, 2023

  

Jim McKee, Site Manager for Brunswick Town State Historic Site, spoke to our members at the September meeting of Lord Craven Chapter CDXVIIC at the Indian Trail Meeting Hall in Southport.  His focus was on the findings from the latest archeological excavations in the recently discovered ruins of a tavern that was not on the site map, and had been found in searching for a particular house.  Digging deep within the confines of the brick basement or first floor they found all the things one expects to find where a tavern existed, but some artifacts were tied to England and anti-King activity there, putting Brunswick Town in the midst of the earliest days of revolutionary activity in the colonies.  This tavern would have burned about 1768 before the site map was drawn in 1769.  He also told us that they now believe the British burning of the town did not take place until as late as 1781.

Vice-President Dale Spencer introduced guest speaker, Jim McKee at the Lord Craaven September 16th meeting.

                                     Jim McKee, Site Manager for Brunswick Town State Historic Site

                                                            

                                                                                                    

The ideals in our Declaration of Independence and Constitution were formed a century before they were penned and adopted or ratified.  They began with the desire and search for religious freedom and evolved into the early Compacts and Covenants that shaped the governing bodies of the Colonies in the 1600’s.

Two early groups of immigrants, Pilgrims and Puritans, were motivated by their religious convictions. Both groups wished to purify their church by applying the principles of the Protestant Reformation which had its roots in Germany with Martin Luther. Both groups were parts of the Separatists Movement.

The search for religious freedom led more than 40,000 to leave their homeland for Massachusetts between 1620-1640, their Compacts and Covenants shaped the ideas and inspired generations of Colonists and eventually led to a Revolution and our founding documents.

Information provided by member Diane Price.

Jane Johnson, insignia chair of CD17C was what pins are available, how to discover which ones you qualify for and how to order them. 

President Cindy Sellers

State President Pat Gooding with Lord Craven President Cindy Sellers

We Will Never Forget - 9/11 REMEMBRANCE CEREMONY

 9/11 REMEMBRANCE CEREMONY

The Richard H. Stewart, Jr. American Legion Post 543 and St. James Fire Department will host a remembrance ceremony commemorating the 22nd anniversary of 9/11. The service will be held at the St. James Community Center at 10:00 A.M. on Monday, September 11, 2023.

 The remembrance service is a moving and appropriate way to memorialize the tragedy that struck our nation on September 11, 200.  FDNY Captain (Retired) Pat Cleary will share his memories of responding to the alarm and escaping the WTC North Tower collapse on that fateful day. 

The SJ Fire Department will ring the ceremonial fire bell, Taps will be sounded, and Amazing Grace will be played in honor of the victims who perished. American Legion Post 543 is named after Richard H. Stewart, Jr. who was killed that day, in the WTC, and was one of the first victims of the war on terror.  His parents were residents of St. James and were responsible for getting the 9/11 national flag to Southport on the tenth anniversary of 9/11 in 2011.

The ceremony is open to the public and everyone is invited to attend.

Information provided by Judy Ward from the JustJudy Newsletter for St. James Plantation.